Zhendong Liu
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About me
At KTH, I work as a permanent researcher with a focus on railway energy and railway sustainability. I have been working and researching in the railway field since 2008. I have joined the system development and commissioning trials of the high-speed railways (with a top speed of 420 km/h). To make rail transport more reliable, more affordable and more attractive, in the past 15 years I have participated in more than 20 railway-related research projects and published 50 publications (conference and journal articles) about research on rail transport systems. I have been acting as PI in 4 research projects (financed by EU, Swedish governmental agencies and railway industry) and Co-PI in 5 research projects. At the same time, I also contribute to the railway education at KTH. I am a teacher in 9 courses on transport systems. I have been the main supervisor of 5 bachelor's theses and 10 master's theses. I also act as co-supervisor of several doctoral students. I have also looked into the theory of pedagogy in higher education and finished5 pedagogical courses at KTH. Based on the pedagogical theory and my experience in teaching and supervision, I have written a report that is included in the course material of a pedagogical course(LH219V) at KTH.
Work experience:
- Researcher in Rail Vehicle Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. 2020.01 - now
- Member of Swedish Electrical Standardization Committee (SEK Svensk Elstandard). 2020.06 - now
- Member of Swedish Society of Mechanical Engineers (Mekanisterna), 2022.11 - now
- Postdoc in Rail Vehicle Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. 2017.12 - 2019.12
- Researcher at China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS), Beijing. 2011.06 - 2013.05
- Research Engineer at China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS), Beijing. 2009.06 - 2011.05
- Intern at China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS), Beijing. 2008.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Vehicle Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. 2013.09 - 2017.11
- Licentiate of Technology in Vehicle Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. 2013.09 - 2015.10
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin. 2007.09 - 2009.06
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin. 2003.09 - 2007.06
Teaching:
· Rail Vehicle Technology (SD2307), master level, Teacher
· Vehicle System Technology (SD2221), master level, Teacher
· Energy System (MJ1145), bachelor level, Teacher
· Energy Technologies for Sustainable Transport (MJ2506), master level, Teacher
· Vehicle Engineering (SD1002), bachelor level, Teacher
· Railway system and rail vehicle technology, Professional education for industry, Teacher
· Vehicle dynamics project course part I (SD2229), master level, Teacher
· Vehicle dynamics project course part II (SD2230), master level, Teacher
· Energy technologies for sustainable transport (MJ2506), master level, Teacher
· KTH Delsbo Electric Team, Advisor
Supervision:
- Bachelor's theses (5)
[1] Jakob Lindbergh and Hector Älfvåg, Optimering av tågs kontakt med kontaktledning – utplacerade massors påkerkan på kontaktkraftens kvalitet (in Swedish), 2019.
[2] Alice Zhang and Gustav Ström, Delsbo electric: Design och tillverkning av bottenplatta till ett rälsfordon (in Swedish), 2022.
[3] Ludvig Danström, Delsbo electric: Optimering av fjäder-dämpar system (in Swedish), 2023.
[4] Olof Skagerlind and Gabriel Forsling, Delsbo electric: Optimering av hjuldesign (in Swedish), 2023.
[5] Oliver Rehn, Delsbo electric: Energiförbrukning & köroptimering (in Swedish), 2024.
- Master's theses (10)
[1] Philipp Geiberger, Analysis of the electrical energy consumption of LKAB’s iron ore trains, 2021.
[2] Alexandra Jerresand and Micaela Diamant, Energy usage of smart wayside object controller, 2021.
[3] Filipp Zarov, Life cycle cost of smart wayside object controller, 2021.
[4] Gaston Holmström, Pantograph-catenary wear modelling using dynamic simulation, 2022.
[5] Sidharth Kapoor, Energy usage of railway wayside object heating, 2022.
[6] Jimmy Liden, Optimization of comfort-related energy of Stockholm commuter trains, 2023.
[7] Siddharth Sumathi, Modelling of heat transfer of railway switch heating, 2023.
[8] Yijing Pang, Optimization of traction energy of Stockholm commuter trains, 2023.
[9] Gökmen Dursun, Cost modelling of optimizing train operation and upgrading infrastructure for decision-making, 2023/2024.
[10] Kangli Chen, Modelling of power supply systems of Stockholm local rail transport, 2023/2024. (ongoing)
- Doctoral students (Co-supervisor):
[1] Bastian Schick, Pantograph-catenary dynamic interaction
[2] Yanjun Zhang, Braking system of rail vehicle
[3] Yan Xu, Rail vehicle dynamics under adverse conditions
[4] Sidharth Kapoor (Research engineer), Railway system energy simulation
Courses
Energy Technologies for Sustainable Transportation (MJ2506), teacher | Course web
Rail Vehicle Technology (SD2307), teacher | Course web
Vehicle Dynamics Project Course Part 1 (SD2229), teacher | Course web
Vehicle Dynamics Project Course Part 2 (SD2230), teacher | Course web
Vehicle Engineering (SD1002), teacher | Course web
Vehicle System Technology (SD2221), teacher | Course web